# NTSB CEN22LA162: Piper PA-34-220T, N4299C, Slidell, LA, March 29, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 29, 2022, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Coordinates: 30.272472, -89.782554 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2725&lon=-89.7826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104864/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104864
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA162

## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to adequately correct for a loss of directional control during a simulated single engine approach.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-220T, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7103420), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-220T, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=7103420), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-220T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=7103420), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-220T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7103420), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The flight instructor reported that they were conducting a simulated single-engine approach in the multi-engine airplane when the airplane began to yaw to the left. In an effort to regain directional control, he took control of the airplane from the student, and increased power on the left engine while simultaneously decreasing power on the right engine. Although both engines were still operating, he did not apply full power to both engines. The airplane impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4299C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4299C-2023-03-08), registration cancelled 2023-03-08, S/N 34-8333086, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-220T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (registry code 7103420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-8333086
- Year built: 1983
- Airframe hours: 11100
- Engines: Continental LTSIO360KB 220 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TSIO360KB 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Air Reldan Inc
- Registered owner: Air Reldan Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 17, 2022, 18.9 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: KASD, Slidell Municipal Airport, runway 18, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Onboard weather

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor; age 38; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review July 9, 2020; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,603 total, 1,379 in this make and model, 1,501 as pilot in command, 266 in the last 90 days, 52 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours
- Student pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 16, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 441 total, 6 in this make and model, 338 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 19 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KASD, 5 nm away
- METAR: KASD 291953Z AUTO 18019G24KT 10SM SCT039 SCT055 27/17 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 17027/1942 SLP163 T02720167 TSNO

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20220329004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220329004789A), Mar 29, 2022: Piper PA-34-220T, Slidell, LA, Substantial damage. While flight training in a multi-engine aircraft, a single engine landing was being conducted. Just prior to touchdown the aircraft entered into a left yaw…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 18, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104864. 3.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 8 pages, 924 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13631197&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13632193&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statements_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 95 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13631832&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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